Peña Blanca, New Mexico

Peña Blanca is located at 35°34′23″N 106°20′14″W (35.573078, -106.337361).[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.8 square miles (18 km²), all of it land.

At the 2000 census there were 661 people, 226 households, and 169 families in the CDP. The population density was 97.4 people per square mile (37.6/km²). There were 262 housing units at an average density of 38.6 per square mile (14.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 26.63% White, 0.91% African American, 5.60% Native American, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 63.24% from other races, and 3.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 79.43%.[2]

Of the 226 households 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 16.8% of households were one person and 7.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.33.

The age distribution was 29.7% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% 65 or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.

The median household income was $24,063 and the median family income was $28,214. Males had a median income of $19,732 versus $24,583 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,401. About 25.3% of families and 27.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.8% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.